Council chair appoints 64 aides

Despite his admittance of a dwindling internally generated revenue (IGR), the Chairman of Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area, Apostle Oloruntoba Oke, on Tuesday swore in 64 new aides.

The aides, made up of 52 special assistants, five members of revenue generation committee and seven members of the road maintenance committees, Oke said were carefully selected by leaders of the party in the area to help drive development and propel responsible grassroots governance.

He said the new team would further consolidate the string of achievements of his administration in the past one year.

He said: “This formidable team of men and women of integrity will help actualise and consolidate our dream for the local government.”

Oke said his composition of the road maintenance committee was in fulfilment of his campaign promise of ensuring zero potholes in the council area.

He, therefore, charged members to go all out in ensuring regular maintenance of all the council roads to ensure they stand the test of time.

He equally tasked members of the revenue generation, which included the council’s legal adviser Mrs. Olayinka Gbosanya and two former councillors, Isaac Adeoye, and Sesi Smith to deplore their wealth of experience in shoring up the council’s depleting IGR.

He said administration’s capacity to provide needed amenities and infrastructural facilities would be greatly enhanced if the financial position of the council improves.

Oke urged all the new aides not to see their appointment as “a tea party,” to share the booty of office, but; “a call to duty and selfless service to help spread development to the grassroots.”

The chairman who restated his commitment to running an open door policy urged the aides to put their wealth of experience to bear on their new assignment.

Mrs Gbosanya later conducted the oath off office and allegiance instruments on the new aides in the presence of the executive council members among who were the Vice Chairman Babatunde I. Q Raj-Label, the Secretary to the council, Mrs. Olayemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Leader of the legislative arm Mr. Olaniyi Fadare, other councillors, heads of departments and supervisors and one of the party leaders in the council Dr. Olu Adewale, and other party faithful.